John Stanley

The man who sank the first shaft at Moston Colliery, Newton Heath, in the early 1850s; he or his executors ran it from 1859 to 1875.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Moston Colliery Greater Manchester 1854–1875

Record created: 23 October 2026 · Last researched: 23 October 2026

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